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Research at UMass Dartmouth

Professor Daniel MacDonald working with his research team.
About

UMass Dartmouth cultivates a vital and vibrant culture of research, scholarship, and innovation.

 Dr. Hong Liu working with an Electrical and Computer Engineering student
Supporting Research

Resources for UMassD researchers include facilities, funding opportunities, grant management, and proposal preparation.

Student in Cranberry Lab with Catherine Neto
Research at UMassD

Research faculty members and their graduate and undergraduate students are developing research that is not only impactful, but innovative.

$48.6M

Research activity

#6

Best Social Mobility in Massachusetts

73.0%

Faculty holding terminal degrees

Research Awards

Dr. Lauran Brewster in her lab with the acoustic receivers that will be used in her research
Research team led by SMAST Professor Lauran Brewster wins NOAA grant for shark research

Brewster will lead a multi-institutional research team tracking harvest-prohibited shark species along the U.S. Atlantic coast

A fisherman working on a fishing boat where SMAST researchers test new technology
NSF launches $15 million Seafood Engine in New England

UMass Dartmouth is a core partner in the initiative to strengthen the U.S. seafood industry

Wei-Shun Chang
Wei-Shun Chang receives $700K National Science Foundation CAREER Award grant for nanoparticle research

The NSF CAREER Award will support Chang's research on nanomaterial structure and spin behavior to develop new uses

Anushka Sharma standing in the lab smiling
Anushka Sharma MS '26: Psychedelic research

Chemistry MS student and "magic mushroom" researcher uses her experiences as an international student to help others transition to life at UMD

Anna Klobucka
Professor Emerita of Portuguese Anna Klobucka honored at Oxford University tribute symposium

Scholars gathered to celebrate Klobucka’s research and contributions to Lusophone studies at colloquium held in her honor

SMAST PhD student Lindsay Graff in the field
Lindsay Graff PhD '27: Shark conservation research

SMAST PhD student shares what it's like to study sharks all over the world.

Contact

Yanlai Chen

Chief Research Officer
Office of Research & Innovation

508-999-8827  v^ki^f+`ebk=rj^ppa+bar

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